Canopy-frame support.



J. T.JOHNSON.

CANOPY FRAME SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED 1330.9, 1913.

1,101,852, Patented me 30,1914.

Witnesses Inventor M Attorney;

JACOB THOMPSON aonnson, OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA.

CANOPY-FRAME SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June, 1914,

Application filed December 9, 1913. Serial No. 805,606.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JACOB T. JOHNSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at- Atlanta, in the county of Fulton and smear Georgia, have invented a new and useful Canopy-Frame Support, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to canopy frame supports for bedsteads and the like, and the same is'mainly to simplify the construction and render the operation of such devices more efficient with increased strength and durability and convenience in application, and avoid marring the post of the bedstead or other device to which the same may be attached; also provide for reducing the entire structure to the most compact form for storage in bulk and transportation.

The invention consists in the construction and arrangement ofthe several parts, which will be more fully hereinafter described and claimed.

'In'the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings :-Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a metal bed and of a portion of a canopy frame, the support'being shown in position. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section through a corner post of'the bed and throu h the clamp or support combinedtherewith. "Fig. 3is a plan"view of the clamp opened out. Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but showing a slightly modified construction consisting of two separate parts instead of three.

Similar characters of reference are employed to indicate corresponding parts in the several views.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a portion of a bed, to the corner post 2 of which the canopy frame 3 is attached. For

convenience of illustration only one corner post has been shown and only a portion of one side of the canopy frame has been illustrated but it is understood that the two sides of the canopy frame are to be duplicates and that each side is to be attached-to one corner post. Each side of the canopy frame is provided with a coil 4 from which extends a loop 5 which is adapted to be secured to the bed post by means of the novel form of clamp or support constituting the present invention. By referring to the drawings it will be seen that the clamp or support is made up of a thin flexible band portion 6 and a fixed rigid portion 7 which is offset between its ends, as shown at 8 and is provided, in one end portion,with a longitudinalslot 9 while its other end portion is connected, by means of'rivet's 1'O.,"to one end of the thin flexible portion or band 6. protecting tongue or portion 11 is securedjat one end, by the rivets 10 to the rigid portion 7 of thedevice so that these rivets 10 thus serve tohold the three parts 7, 6 and 11 securely together. In otherwords, it will be noted that in assembliiigth three parts properly the p'ortion7 is applied to the inner side of the portion 6 and to the outer side of the portion 11"wi'th their perforations registering so thattherivets 10 may bemade'to pass through theperforations in each of the three portions whereby, when the'rivets are properly headed, this means of fastening bein'g preferred, the three parts thus secured together will form the complete support or clamp.

' Instead o t forming the device as shown in Figs. 1,2 and 3, a modified structure such as shown in Fig. t'may be""utili 7 ed. This modified structure dlff'e-rs from the form heretofore described in having but two parts 12 a'ndl3, t'hep'art IQ'bei ng similar to that illustrated at 7*, while" the flexible band portion 13 is applied 'to the inner side of the rigid portion 12 and is 'exteiidech'acrossthe offset portion llSO as to form a protecting portion or tongue 15,

rivets 16 being preferably used for attaching the two portions 12 and 13 together. In applying the device to a bed post, the offset portion of the member 7 is placed so as to partially straddle the post and the loop 5 is interposed between said offset portion and the member 11. The thin flexible band 6 is then brought around the post and is secured to the slotted portion of the member 7 by a screw 17 having a wing nut 18 or the like. \Vith this construction, the parts can be caused to bind tightly upon the post and, by placing a small piece of felt between the member 7 and the post, marring of the post by the device will be prevented. As shown in the drawings, the flexible band portion 6 can be provided with a series of openings 19 any one of which is adapted to receive the screw 17. The tongue 11 constitutes means for holding the loop 5 out of contact with the post and also presents a broad bearing to the post which materially assists the post.

The structure shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 has been found especially desirable in view of the fact that when it is tightened, there is no tendency of the band 6 pulling off of the rivets 10. In the structure shown in Fig. 4, however, it has been found that where the device is subjected to severe strains, there is a tendency of the band 13 to pull off of the rivets 16. Consequently, the preferred form shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 will be found more desirable under some conditions than the'other form illustrated. It will be noted furthermore that various changes in the form, proportions, size and minor details may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit or principle of the invention.

What is claimed is 1. A support for a canopy frame, including a rigid member having an offset portion, a flexible member secured to one end portion of the rigid member and cooperating with said rigid member to surround a supporting structure, means engaging the two members for holding them in frictional engagement with the supporting structure, said offset portion of the rigid member being adapted to receive a portion of the canopy frame, and a tongue extending over a portion of the rigid member and adapted to be interposed between the supporting structure and that portion of the canopy frame within the offset portion.

2. A support for a canopy frame, includ ing a rigid member having an offset portion, a flexible member secured to one end of the rigid member, said members cooperating to surround a supporting structure, means for connecting the members together to hold them in frictional engagement with said supporting structure, there being suiiicient space between said offset portion and the engaged supporting structure, to receive a portion of a canopy frame, and a tongue extending across the offset portion and adapted to project between the supporting structure and the engaged portion of the canopy frame.

A support for a canopy f 'ame, including a rigid member having an offset portion, a flexible member secured to one end of the rigid member, said members cooperating to surround a supporting structure, means for connecting the members together to hold them in frictional engagement with said supporting structure, there being sufficient space between said oifset portion and the engaged supporting structure, to receive a ptrtion of a canopy frame, a tongue extending across the offset portion and adapted to project between the supporting structure and the engaged portion of the canopy frame, and fastening means extending through the tongue, rigid member and flexible member for holding said tongue and members together.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

J ACOB THOMPSON JOHNSON.

Vfit'nesses:

F. C. HUDNALL, H. V]. BULLARD.

C'optes of this patent may be obtained. for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

